Ecclesiastes 7:25
Read Ecclesiastes 7:25 Using Other Translations
What does Ecclesiastes 7:25 mean?
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek
out
wisdom
Or, "I and my heart turned about" F8; took a circuit, a tour
throughout the whole compass of things; looked into every corner,
and went through the circle of knowledge, in order to search and
find out what true wisdom is; which is no other than Christ, and
a spiritual knowledge of him; a variety of words is used to
express his eager desire after wisdom, and the diligent search he
made, from which he was not discouraged by the difficulties he
met with; see ( Ecclesiastes
1:13 ) ; and the reason [of things];
either in nature or providence: or the estimation F9 of
them; the excellency of them, how much they are to be accounted
of, esteemed, and valued; as Christ, the Wisdom of God, and all
things relating to him, should; and to know the wickedness
of folly, even of foolishness [and]
madness;
the exceeding sinfulness of sin, the folly and madness that are
in it; sin is the effect of folly, and the excess of it, and a
spiritual madness; it is true of all sin in general, but
especially of the sin of uncleanness, which Solomon seems to have
in view by what follows; see ( Ecclesiastes
1:17 ) ( 2:12 ) ;
and may chiefly intend the wickedness of his own folly, and the
foolishness of his own madness.
F8 (yblw yna ytwbo) "circuivi ego et cor meum", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus.
F9 (Nwbvx) "estimationem rerum", Mercerus.
